Marotta thanks Zhang and insists Inter want to ‘raise the bar’ | OneFootball

Inter received the Ambrogino d’Oro in Milan on Friday, so CEO Beppe Marotta thanked President Steven Zhang and insisted the club wants to ‘raise the bar’ and continue winning.

The Nerazzurri players and directors received the iconic Ambrogino d’Oro to mark winning their 20th Italian Scudetto title.

“It’s a prestigious reward and an icon for the city of Milan, so we are delighted to receive it,” Marotta said, as quoted by Gazzetta.

“We all remember the open-top bus parade after the game with Torino and all the people who supported the team. There were more than 500,000, and during the journey, I saw mothers, fathers and sons who, through the desire to live a feeling as strong as happiness, praised our colours. They did it by breaking down, and this is the strongest meaning, all the barriers of an ethnic, cultural, social and economic character.

“This is the meaning of sport and we must recognise it to our players and our coach, but there is no winning team without a solid club,” continued Marotta.

“So we want to thank all the people working behind the scenes who contributed to supporting a team that went on the pitch to try to become Italian champions and conquer the second star.

“Our duty as club directors is to transmit important values: a sense of belonging, a culture of hard work, and the ambition to win. This does not mean being arrogant, but having clear ideas and targets that lead to successful results.

“We should never hide behind results that could limit us, but we should have the courage to face opponents. If others are stronger than us, we should congratulate them.

Marotta thanks Zhang and insists Inter want to ‘raise the bar’

“We have reached an important target, and now we must lay the foundation to continue on this path and raise the bar even more. We are Inter, and we are obliged to look at our trophies, like the 20 Serie A titles, which are merit to the ownership that came before us.

“Lastly, I send greetings from President Zhang, who could not be here but has always made his presence and support felt, strongly applying the concept of delegation,” concluded Marotta.

“He surely suffers from not being here, but we are grateful to him and his family for what they’ve done over the last few years when they invested capital. Most importantly, they have instilled in us the value of trust that led us to achieve extraordinary results.”